Mail sack



E. M. SMITH.

MAIL SACK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE-7, 1921.

Patented June 6, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

V gwuenl'o'a l wu w.

E. M. SMITH.

MAIL SACK, APPLICATION men JUNE 7, L921.

- Patented June 6,1922

2 SHEETS-SHEET2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENIA M. SMITH, F WASECA, MINNESOTA.

. MAILsAcK.

' T 0 all whom it may concern:

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to'mail sacks and more particularly to a collapsible mail sack adapted to contain a plurality of pockets whereby the mail may be sorted and separated and deposited in the proper pocket or receptacle so that the mail carrier may readily.

select the mail to be distributed over the route.

Another object of the invention is to pro.

vide a mail sack of this character which will be compact in form and which may be conveniently mounted upon the dash board of a vehicle so that the mail may be conveniently removed when being distributed.

()ther objects of the invention will appear upon consideration of the following detail description and accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of the mail sack constructed in accordance with my invention, and showing the same in partially open position,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the mail sack entirely closed, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary View of a portion of the mail sack showing the manner in which it is laid out when the mail is being placed within the pockets. 7

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the body portion 1 consists of an elongated strip of suitable material such as heavy canvas, leather or other material adapted for constructing a sack of this character. Attached by stitching, or other suitable means, to the main portion 1, is aseries of cross flaps 2 having their marginal edges secured tothe intermediate portion of the main portion 1. These cross flaps 2 are each provided with a series of pockets 3 and 3 formed by stitching strips 4 and 4 to the flap 2 at regular intervals as indicated at 5, thus completing the formation of the pockets. Obviously any number of these pockets and cross flaps may be provided according to the size of mail sack desired. The end portion 6 of the main body 1 forms one of the closure flaps, and the opposite end forms a second closure flap 7 which is long enough to permit the extreme end portion 8 to overlap the flap Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedJ jne 6, 1922,

Application filed 'J'une 7, "1921. SeriaLNo. 475,553.

6 as shown to advantage in Fig. 2 when the device is closed. Each corner of the cross flap 2 is provided with a ring 9 and these rings are adapted t'o be engagedby retaining wire 11 which is provided with hook members 12 at its intermediate portions. These hook members are adapted to be extended to reinforce holes 13 in the flap 7 and will thereby be exposed through the top of the flap when the same is folded as shown in Fig. 2 sothat thechooks may be employed tosuspend the mail sack from a convenient point on the front of the dash board of the vehicle.

Referring particularly be notedthat the marginal edges of the cross 2 directly adjacent the entrance to each pocketisprovided with a printed name designating the person to whom the mail is to be delivered Therefore, each pocket] will have a name printed near the openingof the pocket so that the carrier may readily determine where to place the mail when the bag is being filled". These printed names at the openings to the pocket will also serve to assist in selecting the mail from the sack when the mail is being delivered while traveling over the route.

To maintain the sack in tightly closed to 'Fig. 3. it will position while the mail is being carried, the

transverse and longitudinal straps 15 are provided which are provided with the usual buckles whereby the straps may be tightly bound around the sack to maintain it in. compact position as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

It will be obvious that additional or supplemental pockets may be provided if necessary and spaces for registered mail receipts, postofiice money orders, stamps and other papers incidental to the proper delivery and collecting of mail may be provided and various changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended- What is claimed is 1. A mail sack comprising an elongated body portion constructed of flexible material, a plurality of transverse cross flaps having each marginal edge secured to the body portion, a series of pockets formed on each cross flap, the pockets being less in length than the Width of the cross -flap 'whereby a portion of the cross flap is ex- 60 hooks 10 formed on the ends of a length of posed above each pocket, and clip elements adapted to be connected to the flaps to mamtain the flaps and pockets in closely assembled position when the pockets are filled.

2. A mail sack comprising an elongated body portion of flexible material, each end portion forming a flap the intermediate por-' tion being provided with a series of cross portion forming a flap the intermediate por- .tion being provided with a series of cross flaps, each'having its marginal edge secured to the body portion, a plurality of pockets arranged on each cross flap, the said pockets being formed by a striprof flexible material fixed at regularintervals across the surface of the said flap, each cross flap being pro vided at its free edge with a pair of rings, and retaining hooks adapted to beengaged with the rings to maintain the flaps in assembled compact relation, one of the said closure flaps being provided with a pair of openings, and suspending hooks formed on the said retaining hooks and adapted to extend tl'urough the said openings whereby the said hooks may be exposed above the top of the sack when the sack is filled.

4. A mail sack comprising an elongated body portion of flexible material, each end portion forming a flap the intermediate portion being provided with a series of cross flaps, each having its marginal edge secured to the body portion, a plurality of pockets arranged on each cross flap, the said pockets being formed by a strip of flexible material fixed at regular intervals acrossthe surface oithe said flap, each cross flap being pro- ;vided at its free edge with a pair of rings, and retaining hooks adapted to be engaged with the rings to maintain the flaps .in assembled compact relation, one of the said closure flaps being provided with a pair of openings, and suspending hooks formed on the said retaining hooks and adapted to extend through the said openings whereby the said, hooks may be exposed: above the top of the sack when the sack is filled, transverse and longitudinal binding straps adapted to extend cross wise and length wise around the said sack to bind the closure flap for .maintaining the sack in closed position when filled. v I

In testimony whereof, I have ELfFlXBCl my signature in the presenceof two witnesses.

FRED W. SENN, FLORA C. SIEV'ERT. 

